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Alcohol-free chapters demandedby fraternity From Staff Reports Phi Delta Theta fraternity’s inter national office has demanded all its houses be alcohol free, University of Nebraska-Lincoln chapter members said Wednesday. John Sullivan, UNL chapter ad viser, said the UNL house had only briefly discussed the declaration, but the house was already dry as required by university policy. “1 think it’s a good thing,” he said, but “it doesn’t concern our house.” Mitch Riley, chapter vice presi dent, said the declaration would only have an effect on the chapter if it broke UNL’s no-alcohol rule and was re ported by a campus security officer. The chapter then would be penal ized by Student Judicial Affairs and also would suffer sanctions from its international fraternity, he said. Right now, the chapter would not face pun ishment from the fraternity, he said. Sullivan said the province presi dent of the international fraternity planned to visit the UNL chapter in two weeks. 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UNL does not discriminate in its academic, admission or employment programs and abides by aN federal regulations regarding tne same. Merger backed by regents UNMC from page 1 -sociation announced it wanted to buy Clarkson Hospital several years ago, the university cited a 1953 agreement that UNMC would have first dibs on buying the oldest hos pital in Omaha. A lawsuit was filed as a result. Now, unnecessary animosity exists between the two neighbor ing hospitals, Allen said. This ani mosity will dissolve if the two Omaha hospitals enter a joint op erating agreement, he said, com plete with an enclosed walkway between them. “It’s better to have people work ing together,” he said. “They both have things that the other needs.” Both Miller and Allen said the agreement would eliminate dupli cations in staff and resources be tween the two hospitals, which are across the street from each other. This would save money for both Nebraska taxpayers and hospital patients, they said. Miller said the regents have not yet officially discussed the partner ship, but he would be very support ive. UNMC spokesman Tom O’Connor said there were a lot of details to be hammered out in the proposal agreement, much of which will occur if and when the J regents approve the measure. Nei ther organization’s existing assets are included in the possible agree ment, he said. The new corporation will be governed jointly by UNMC and Clarkson staff on a 12-member board of directors, O’Connor wrote in a statement Six members of each staff will be included, as well as two nonvoting members—the dean of UNMC’s College of Medicine and the yet-to-be-named CEO ‘of the corporation. Allen said Clarkson’s current CEO, Louis Bergher, would be an excellent candidate for CEO of the combined corporation. Bergher helped turn Clarkson from a hos pital losing doctors and money to a “modem, money-making ma chine,” Allen said. Wiccans celebrate start of spring mujA irom page i -gions, said Wicca didn’t have a de fined dogma and was different for all participants. The importance of the vernal equi nox may be a universal Wiccan belief, but would be individually understood and practiced, she said. “Deity is a personal concept,” Har ris said. “Some people use the Greek gods, some the Native American gods, It’s a very personal thing.” A different direction Harris said that although Wiccan ceremonies were participant-specific, some basic symbols, tools and actions provided a general framework used by all. All Wiccan ceremonies begin by “casting a circle,” or creating a circu lar space in which the ceremonies’ participants are protected and their energies contained, Harris said. The action involves honoring and invoking the four directions — east, south, west and north—and the four elements — earth, water, air and fire. Often, the circle is physically outlined with stones, herbs or incense sticks. Harris said reasons for drawing a circle varied according to the ceremony’s participants, but could in clude seeking protection, enlighten ment or — in the case of the Order of the Red Grail — honoring spring’s arrival. “The general theme would be cel ebrating nature’s resurrection, the re turn of spring,” Harris said. “It’s ac tually a pagan Easter.” Jason Blodgett-McDeavitt said the Order of the Red Grail would privately celebrate spring’s arrival through the Persephone myth on Saturday. “It’s a living religion, not static,” Jason Blodgett-McDeavitt said. “It’s tied to the earth and, therefore, it is very natural for it to progress. Some groups will do the same thing every year. We like to change and grow as our group does.” A public discussion and ritual are scheduled for 6 pjn. Sunday at the Unitarian Church, 6300 A St. law&Ordei^^ Attempted Escape A16-year-old boy drew a blade, which he made in his cell, on an Attention Center employee while trying to escape early Tuesday morning. The boy asked an employee for a glass of water at 1:45 a.m. Tues day, Lincoln Police Sgt. Ann Heermann said. When the em ployee returned, he opened the door to hand it to the boy. The boy then slammed into the door and ran past the man. Heermann said the boy ran to the exit door, only to find it locked. He came back and demanded the keys from the downed employee. The employee refused, Heermann said, and the boy drew a blade made from a piece of Formica. The boy raised the blade, commonly known asa shank, at the man but did not strike, she said. i.. i i. - . ' ' __ Police officers arrived, and the boy was taken into custody with out incident. The Attention Center, 2220 S. 10th St., is a juvenile detention cen ter. The boy was cited for assault by a confined person and attempted escape. Domestic Assault A husband and wife were both cited in a fight that resulted in the man getting stabbed in the face and a neighbor getting slapped. Police were called to 4721 Briarpark Drive when a neighbor called 911. When police sorted it out, Heermann said, they found the following: Darrell and Debra Jordan got into a fight in their apartment, re portedly over Darrell Jordan’s drug use. The fight became physical, with both of them punching and kicking each other. At one point, both fell to the floor. Debra Jordan then grabbed a knife that was on the TV stand and slashed his left cheek. Darrell Jordan then ran into the hallway, calling for help. He knocked on a neighbor’s apartment door, holding a blood soaked towel to his face, and asked the neighbor to call 911. The neighbor went into her apartment to call 911 when Debra Jordan appeared at the door. Debra Jordan said something to her hus band, then slapped the neighbor across the face. Police arrived and cited both Debra and Darrell Jordan for third degree assault. Debra Jordan was booked for second-degree assault and use of a weapon to commit a felony for slashing her husband with the knife.
